Book+Suggestions

__**Autumn by Ali Smith**__ ( Fr Cathy to Ellen ) __**Exit West by Mohsin Hamid**__ **(** Fr Randy to Cathy ) ( Fr Jean to Anne ) __**Grand Hotel by Vicki Baum**__ **(** Fr Carol to Randy **)** __**Harvest by Jim Crace**__ **(** Fr Keating to Janet **)** __**Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett**__ __**(**__Fr Janet to Carolyn ) __**Idaho by Emily Ruskovich**__ ( Fr Diane to Molly ) __**Love and Summer by William Trevor**__ ( Fr Anne to Carol ) __**Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders**__ **(** Fr Carolyn to Keating **)** __**Post-Office Girl by Stefan Zweig**__ ( Fr Ellen to Jean ) __**Such Fine Boys by Patrick Modiano**__ ( Fr Molly to Diane )

**__The Ballroom by Anna Hope__ - Yes**

 * (** Fr Diane to Ellen )

( Fr Randy to Diane )
The Door by Magda Szabo (Fr Anne to Janet) A Pagan Place by Edna O'Brien ( Yes ) (Fr. Caroline to Ellen) Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff ( No ) (Fr Jean to Diane) Department of Speculation by Jenny Offill ( Yes ) (Fr Cathy to Randy) Outline by Rachel Cusk ( Yes ) (Fr Randy to Carolyn) The Sleepwalkers Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob (No) (Fr Molly to Keating) The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry ( Yes ) (Fr Ellen to Anne) The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis ( No ) (Fr Janet to Carol) My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante ( No ) (Fr Carol to Molly) (Fr Diane to Jean) Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish ( No ) (Fr Keating to Cathy) When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen ( Yes ) (Fr Diane to Randy)
 * __2015 Gift books -__** **__recommendations so noted.__**

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 * __2014 gift books - recommendations so noted.__**

A Girl is a Half -formed Thing //by Eimear McBride// ( Fr Molly to Diane ) The Blazing World //by Siri Hustvedt// ( Fr Diane to Ellen ) Stoner //by John Williams// ( Fr Carolyn to Keating ) The Narrow Road to the Deep North //by Richard Flanagan// ( Fr Ellen to Anne ) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer ( Fr Carol to Jean ) Euphoria by Lily King ( Fr Anne to Cathy) An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine ( Fr Jean to Molly ) ( Fr Cathy to Carolyn ) ( Fr Randy to Janet ) Still Alice by Lisa Genova ( Fr Janet to Carol ) Burial Rights by Hannah Kent ( Fr Keating to Randy ) **__Per discussions, other books to recommend/consider:__**

10/14... Gallsworthy? Man of Property - 1906...January 2015??? Forsyte Saga...?

7/14….The Cloud Splitter…700 pages!!!

Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny - very long book The Illuminaries - very long book The Things They Carry by Tim O'Brien - //READ!// Museum of Innocence - Cathy likes
 *  ( From our discussion of our Gift Books 2013 ) **


 * __2013 gift books ; recommendations so noted.__**

__Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk__ by Ben Fountain //READ!// ( Fr Ellen to Carol ) __The Caine Mutiny__ by Herman Wouk ( No ) ( Fr Molly to Randy ) __A Constellation of Vital Phenomena__ by Anthony Marra //READ!// ( Fr Keating to Jean ) __The Flamethrowers__ by Rachel Kushner ( No ) ( Fr Carol to Anne ) __The Good Lord Bird__ by James McBride //READ!// ( Fr Randy to Diane ) __A Hologram for the King__ by Dave Eggers ( Maybe )Ellen liked. ( Fr Jean to Ellen ) __ Old Filth __ by Jane Gardam READ! ( Fr Janet to Keating ) __Schroder__ by Amity Gaige - reading for August! ( Fr Anne to Janet ) __The Twelve Tribes of Hattie__ by Ayana Mathis ( No ) ( Fr Carolyn to Cathy ) __Wonder__ by RJ Palacio (No) ( Fr Diane to Molly ) __The Yellow Birds__ by Kevin Powers ( Maybe ) "no, too sad" ( Fr Cathy to Carolyn )

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (Cathy)- //READ!// Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward (Carol) - //READ!// The Sojourn by Andrew Krivak(Anne) - //READ!// Swimming Home by Deborah Levy (Carolyn) - //READ!// We the Animals by Justin Torres (Ellen) - //READ!//
 * __Here are the gift books from our 2012 Holiday Party; recommendations so noted.__**

The Illiad,,,,, - translation by Steven Mitchell The Sense of An Ending by Julian Barnes //READ!// The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
 * __Here are the gift books from our 2011 Holiday Party; recommendations so noted.__**

The New Valley Novellas by Josh Weil - Carolyn to report on Andersonville or Lincoln.....Molly to review
 * __Here are the gift books from our 2011 Holiday Party; recommendations so noted.__**


 * __Here are the gift books from our 2010 Holiday Party; recommendations so noted.__**

Tinkers by Paul Harding - save for month we need a short book - READ! A Case of the Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris - read this first before Then We Came to the End...

Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen ( Molly ) The Bird Artist by Howard Norman ( Keating) - No Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ( Diane )- No __Falling Man by Don DeLillo__ ( Carolyn ) //Recommended ! READ!// A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore ( Jean ) //Maybe 3/10// __The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver__ ( Anne) //Maybe.....// __Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann__ ( Carol ) //Recommended ! READ!// Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout ( Janet ) Things Fall Apart by ( Randy ) Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill ( Ellen ) To Siberia by Per Petterson (Cathy)
 * __Here are the gift books from our 2009 Holiday Party; recommendations so noted.__**